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Linda Collins, LearningWorks and Career Ladders Project
Barbara Baran, California EDGE Coalition
Debra Jones, California Community Colleges Chancellors Office
Paul Downs, Silicon Valley ALLIES
Strengthening Student Success Conference
October 9, 2013
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California Budget Project
California Hospital Association
California Workforce Association
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
California Manufacturing and Technology Association
Career Ladders Project for the California Community
Colleges
National Council of La Raza
PolicyLink
State Building and Construction Trades of California
AB 86:
Opportunity andDanger
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What is the Problem
the New Legislation is Addressing?
Declining funding
Fractured delivery system
Ineffective program design and pedagogy
Inadequate support services
Poor student outcomes
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Danger and Opportunity
Opportunity: A new, genuinely blended basic skillssystem that effectively moves students to their
college and career goals.
Danger: Cosmetic changes that protect, rather
than reinvent, the existing system.
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Lessons from Other States
Bringing together institutions that serve adult
learners can be a foundational catalyst for
change, creating a system where many more
basic skills students transition into and succeed inpostsecondary education.
Levers states can use include strategic plans and
RFAs; innovation funding; goals, data, and
metrics; and integration of governance.
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CHANCELLORS OFFICE
Adult Education Consortia Planning2013-2015
AB 86: The Governors Budget Detail
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Debra Jones, Ed.D.
California Community Colleges Chancellors Office
October 9, 2013
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$25,000,000 Statewide for Two-Year Planning
The Chancellor and Superintendent will jointly provide 2-year planning andimplementation grants to regional consortia of community college districts
and school districts for the purpose of developing regional plans to better
serve the educational needs of adults.
Consortium shall consist of: School districtrequired.
Community college districtrequired.
Consortia may include other adult education providers.
Consortium will determine fiscal agent.
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Regional Consortia Grant Funds
The consortia will use funding to develop regional plans for
adult education in:
Elementary and basic skills;
Classes for immigrants: ESL, citizenship, andworkforce preparation;
Programs for adults with disabilities;
Short term CTE programs with high
employment potential; and Programs for apprentices.
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Components of Regional Consortia Plans
A Regional Consortia Plan must include:
Evaluation of AE programs, and a plan to address
gaps. Evaluation of needs AE, and a plan to address gaps.
Plans to integrate programs.
Plans to accelerate a students progress. Plans to collaborate on professional development.
Plans to leverage existing regional structures.
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Looking Forward
Reports to be submitted by Chancellor and Superintendent:
March, 2014:
Status of developing regional consortia.
Status and allocation of grant awards.
March 2015:
Status of plans developed by regional consortia.
Recommendations for additional improvements.
Intent of Legislature is to work toward: Developing common policies on fees and funding structures.
Providing additional funding in 2015-16.
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A Joint Effort
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Current Work
Website - http://ab86.cccco.edu
Survey of Interest
Stakeholder Sounding Board
Expert Panel
FAQs on website
RFA released in December
RFA will not be competitive Town Hall Meetingsend of October
WebinarsBeginning October 11, 2013
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How Do I Get Involved?
Town Hall Meetings
Webinars
Stakeholder Sounding Board Sign up for eNewsletter
Email feedback/[email protected]
Refer to the Websitehttp://ab86.cccco,edu
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SV ALLIES
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ALLIESis an evolving multi-sector regional collaborative.
Mission - To support English Learners to succeed in family-sustaining
careers through coordination and alignment of services.
Location - Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
Funding - Workforce Innovation Fund Grant and Silicon Valley
Community Foundation
Year Phase
2010 Launch Adult SchoolCommunity College partnerships
2011-12 Conduct coordination and alignment projects
2012 Win federal grant to build collaborative infrastructure
2013 Add Workforce Investment, Community Orgs, Labor
Develop Strategic Plan
Pilot Projects
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ALLIES Grassroots ParticipationThe ESL Providers
Network
Adult Education Providers
Campbell Adult and Community
Education
Eastside Adult Education
Fremont Union High School District
Adult EducationSunnyvale-
Cupertino Adult School
Jefferson Adult School
Gilroy Adult Education
Metropolitan Education Adult
Mountain View-Los Altos UHSD Adult
Education
Palo Alto Adult Education
San Mateo Adult School
San Mateo County Office of Education
ROP
Santa Clara Adult School
Sequoia Adult School
South San Francisco Adult Education
Community Colleges
Canada College
College of San Mateo
De Anza College
Evergreen Valley College
Foothill College
Gavilan College
Mission College
San Jose City College
Skyline College
West Valley College
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Adul t Schools Bob Harper Campbell Adult and Community EducationKara Rosenberg Palo Alto Adult SchoolLionel DeMaine Sequoia Adult School District
Businesses Sima Yazdani Cisco Systems, IncFrancine Serafin-Dickson San Mateo County Hospital Consortium
Comm unity Organizat ions Alison Webber BSPMaria Elena Riddle Center for Employment TrainingStephen Hicken Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Comm unity Col leges Anniqua Rana Canada CollegeHenry Yong Evergreen Valley CollegeJenny Castello Canada CollegeLaurel Jones Mission CollegeRachel Perez Gavilan CollegeRegina Stanback Stroud Skyline College
Foundat ions Leslie Dorosin Grove FoundationManny Santamaria Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Elected Officials
Alicia Aguirre Mayor, Redwood CitySupport Services Denise Boland Santa Clara County Social ServicesLabor Rayna Lehman San Mateo Central Labor Council
Steve Preminger Union Community ResourcesStudents Ricardo Flores Canada College
Billy Lui College of San MateoWorkforce Investment Chris Donnelly Worf2future WIB
Dave Holland San Mateo WIBKris Stadelman NOVA WIB
Silicon Valley ALLIES Steering Committee for the expanded vision
SV ALLIES
Opportunity and Context: Collective Impact
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The DOL Grant is based on the Collective Impact Approach:
Structured and adaptive collaboration
Common Agenda
Shared Measurement
Mutually Reinforcing
Activities
Continuous
Communication
Backbone Support
Opportunity and Context: Collective Impact
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Clear pathways for study tied to
priority industry sectors
Integrated pathways of classes
and workforce services and
experience
Bridges between education and
workforce development
Alignment of services and
resources across education,workforce, and services
systems
What Education/Job Seekers Need
Asset Map
Coordinated Assessment and
Referral
Career Pathways
Informal
Networks
Econ. Dev
Public
Agencies
CBOs
Adult
Schools
Community
Colleges
Workforce
Investment
Boards
Apprentice-
ships
Faith-
Based
OrgsEmployers
English
Learners
Family-
SustainingCareers
Collaborative BackbonePolicy, Funding and
Awareness
ALLIES Partners and Strategy
Web-based referral and tracking
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Implementation 2014-15
PURPOSE
Develop a coordinated assessment and referral process to directparticipants to the right mix of programs and services using
Common agenda and strategy
High levels of stakeholder engagement
Data on assets, pathways and EL Needs
ELEMENTS
Integrated and contextualized instruction
Acceleration
Career pathways
Wrap-around support services
Connection to WIB services where appropriate
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Preliminary Lessons Learned
Based on three years of experience, we have preliminary lessons:
1. Create a strong, student-centered vision and diverse leadership team
2. Involve a range of stakeholders in the collaborative process
3. Use a structured collaborative model with neutral facilitation
4. Ensure shareddecision-making
5. Take a long-range view of system evolution and change
6. Use a regional approach
7. Develop data-sharing tools
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For more information
Linda Collins
Barbara Baran
Debra Jones
Paul Downs
www.LearningWorksCA.org